Crowds, Shortages, and War Injuries a ‘Toxic Mix’ for COVID in Ukraine

March 1, 2022

(Medscape) – War in Ukraine could reverse the decline in COVID cases in the region with a combination of low vaccination rates and residents pushed together in hiding or packing on transports to leave the country, experts say. Those who do get severely infected in cities under siege could face hospitals already crowded with COVID patients and people with war injuries amid a growing lack of supplies including oxygen — which is important to many patients, not just those with COVID. (Read More)